As always, I’m thinking about process. Virgo types tend to do that. I’m not a Virgo Sun but I have a Virgo-heavy chart, and lately I’ve been thinking a lot about my readings, rituals or intentions to begin and end them and I realize the other day that I prefer a soft close rather than a hard close.
What I mean is that I would never close at all and after a reading would walk around ALL OPEN and I think that’s actually my usual state, but with doing so many readings I’m that much MORE open and then absorbing the energy around me.
So I was experimenting with a pretty tight zip-up (using a visualization) and realized that I don’t like it that tight. Sometimes I want to walk around with myself half-open or three-quarters open. Know what I mean? I feels good to me. I like to go out in the world with that level of focus and concentration, like every step is a meditation and lordy I felt it at the gym the other day, brought that concentration to the treadmill — wasn’t meaning to but I noticed it. I ran towards the light. I don’t know what the light was – reflection or streetlight but… combining physical exertion and mental meditation is… awesome.
Along these lines, my boxes came back from storage the other day and they’d been in storage for a few years and wow almost every phase of my life is represented in these boxes even though I had to get rid of so much.
I see my poetry books from when I was a poet, my playwriting books from when I was a playwright. My Jewish books from when I was traditionally Jewish. And always the spiritual books, Buddhism, Edgar Cayce, Astrology, Tarot, mystic Christianity… and one of the books, an astrology book, I took on the train today and the writer kept talking about the magnetism of various Pluto aspects especially Pluto in the 1st House, which I have, and how frustrated I get at being such a magnet. That I always feel people’s eyes on me. That they stare. It feels so uncomfortable to draw in energy. It is benign energy actually — I know there are people who get CONFRONTATIONS (perhaps the result of a poorly aspected Pluto). I don’t get that — I just get…. people noticing me, looking. It feels creepy because I can feel it!
So back to the topic of opening and closing and grounding and shielding and how this is especially important for people with prominent Pluto or those who get unwanted attention of any kind. Work with your mind this way and see what results. Experiment with different ways to protect yourself and to open and close after doing any kind of reading or ritual work.
Does this ring true for you?
xo
13 thoughts on “Grounding And Shielding For Pluto People”
Hello MP! 🙂 I have Pluto in the 1st House and understand exactly what you mean about staring. I’ve mentioned it to family and friends and they either think I’m imagining things or maybe have an overblown ego. Not so!
I flew to the East Coast a few years ago and after exiting the plane, I walked into the area where other folks were waiting for the next flight and it felt like everyone stared at me – I nearly had an anxiety attack and felt so vulnerable and exposed somehow.
I get it MP. I feel the stares everywhere. The only challenge to Pluto is a Jupiter square. Not so bad.
Loving your blog, I check it everyday. I hope your adventure with Reiki is in full swing. I’m getting another attunement today. Excited!
XO
Hi Reikitotem! Long time no see – nice to see you 🙂
and yes, that feeling of vulnerability – absolutely
Oops. Meant to say mercury and mars.
Pluto aspects everything in my chart but Mercury, from the 12th. I keep the invisibility helmet on these days.
I get confrontations all the time – I like to blame my Mars in 7th (in Scorpio) for that.
Although, I do have Pluto in a stellium with Mercury and Saturn (in Libra), in a yod with my Moon and Neptune…I tend to attract unwanted attention from creepers, unstable people, people with serious problems of all sorts, and even pedophiles. Very, very unwanted attention. They don’t treat me like garbage, but they are drawn to me, take great interest in me. Blech.
Just as I typed that, my friend from high school’s brand new girlfriend just messaged me on facebook, demanding to know where my old friend is, just looking for a fight. I haven’t seen old friend in 12 years!
Ring, resound, reverberate…in case you forgot: Pluto square Asc/Des, Venus, Mercury, Saturn (chart ruler) and sextile Sun & Neptune. Also, Mars in the 8th.. 🙂 It doesn’t feel anything like being victimized, it’s just weird. The staring. Oddly, it’s even more hardcore in foreign countries? My sister says manners are cultural & I suppose that’s true, to an extent. When I was younger, it totally freaked me out. I think I spent a few years, with my hair in my face, avoiding eye contact & completely convinced I might be misshapen. Now I look at my phone. Phones are a special type of shield 😉
It’s funny I have been thinking lately that everyone has Pluto in their chart somewhere; it is just that non-Pluto types sort of hide it better. Although I think this might also mean that they don’t understand it as well. My Pluto is angular, too, and conjunct Uranus, and that little duo has played a major part in my life. I think a strong Pluto signature in a chart definitely makes one stand out even, and perhaps especially, when doing nothing! It’s that magnetism you mention. Interesting post!
Welcome, Jason 🙂 And thanks. And I agree we all have Pluto somewhere. I have seen heavily aspected Plutos and Pluto-light, as you can imagine (as if Pluto light is a possibility but you know what I mean!) I def put people with personal planets touching Pluto to be in a diff category than someone with just generational aspects. But yes it’s still somewhere in the chart, affecting the areas of that house and whatever else…
So true what you say about doing nothing – that’s exactly it!
It does.
Pluto in Libra, square Saturn, opposed Jupiter (tightly), trine Moon/Venus/South Node, sextile Neptune, and ruler (or co-ruler) of my ascendant, which has Uranus conjunct.
dang girl your Pluto is waaaaay busy. I see it as part of your life’s work to neutralize that Pluto — to see your part in your PLuto rather than victim-feelings. That’s what does you in, makes you a cave. A human cave. I’m not sure if that makes sense but it’s the image I’m getting.
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